Culver Surname

21,070th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 25,880 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Culver Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a nickname. 'the culver,' i.e. culver, a dove. The final 'd' and 't' in the instances below seem excrescent; compare Pidgeon, Dove, and the local Culverhouse, i.e. dove-cote.

William Culver, or Culvert, Herefordshire, 1273.

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Culver Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States23,6951:15,2971,936
England1,0651:52,3176,424
Canada5721:64,4157,505
Australia1561:173,04917,681
New Zealand1141:39,7226,688
South Africa361:1,504,93677,557
Israel341:251,69522,987
Mexico241:5,171,92529,601
Dominican Republic231:453,60614,824
France151:4,428,181244,602
Germany141:5,750,390205,224
Argentina131:3,287,955132,850
Northern Ireland101:184,5049,341
Brazil101:21,407,433350,627
Wales81:386,81619,671
Spain71:6,678,86292,666
Scotland71:764,83125,488
Thailand71:10,091,192512,203
United Arab Emirates61:1,527,04651,993
Italy51:12,231,338126,430
Jersey51:19,8403,614
Sudan41:9,377,5498,207
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
China21:683,660,78330,601
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Peru21:15,892,06251,966
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Antigua and Barbuda11:99,1712,137
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Micronesia11:106,2431,380
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Djibouti11:914,9321,612
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland31:1,476,62229,385
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England6571:37,1014,806
Scotland81:467,90212,875
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States6,0881:8,2491,060

Culver (372) may also be a first name.

Culver Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a nickname. 'the culver,' i.e. culver, a dove. The final 'd' and 't' in the instances below seem excrescent; compare Pidgeon, Dove, and the local Culverhouse, i.e. dove-cote.

William Culver, or Culvert, Herefordshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

John Culvard, or Culverd, or Culvert, Oxfordshire, ibid.

William Culverd, Oxfordshire, ibid.

1600-1. Fercivall Hartt and Eliza Culver: Marriage Lic. (Faculty Office).

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

(English) a nickname or sign-name from the Dove [Middle English colver, culver, cullfre, &c., Old English culfre, a dove] Or as the colver that of the egle is smyten,— Chaucer, Legende of Good Women, 2319.

Had he so doen, he had him snatcht away, More light than culver hi the faulcons fist.— Spenser, The Faery Queene, II. vii. 34.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(English) Dweller at the sign of the culver or dove.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

A pigeon. See Dove. Among the marvels of the East, Sir J. Maundeville mentions that people besieged in a town, so as to be cut off from succour "maken letters, and bynden hem to the nekke of a colver, and letten the colver flee." p. 118. Anglo-Saxon culfre.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

A pigeon, a dove.

An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857) by William Arthur

Culver Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Culver Come From? nationality or country of origin

Culver occurs in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of Culver.

How Common Is The Last Name Culver? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 21,070th most frequent family name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 281,590 people. This surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 89 percent of Culver live; 89 percent live in North America and 88 percent live in Anglo-North America. Culver is also the 450,135th most frequent given name at a global level. It is borne by 372 people.

Culver is most numerous in The United States, where it is borne by 23,695 people, or 1 in 15,297. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: California, where 9 percent reside, Texas, where 8 percent reside and Georgia, where 6 percent reside. Outside of The United States this surname is found in 55 countries. It is also common in England, where 4 percent reside and Canada, where 2 percent reside.

Culver Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Culver has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Culver last name grew 389 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 162 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it fell 12 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it fell 67 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Culver Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Culver last name is chiefly Anglican (67%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Culver surname are 18.46% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 65.23% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Culver earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 38.2% less than the national average, earning R 146,868 per year; in United States they earn 2.63% less than the national average, earning $42,013 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.89% more than the national average, earning $53,104 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Culvert92100/
Chulver9227/
Cullver928/
Coulver923/
Culvier922/
Culverd921/
Cuilver920/
Culve9122/
Coulvier8623/
Culverth862/
Culvey83108/
Culber8377/
Zulver8368/
Kulver8339/
Sulver8336/
Culves8320/
Culvet836/
Julver831/
Culvez831/
Culvee830/
Culwer830/
Culvir830/
Culuer830/
Culbert775,546/
Colvier7738/
Coulber7715/
Kulvear7714/
Kulvere7713/
Kulveer774/
Suilver773/
Caulber772/
Coolver770/
Sullver770/
Culbe73114/
Kulve7385/
Colve7356/
Culvi7346/
Culva733/
Culvy731/
Culue731/
Coulbert7166/
Culbeert715/
Culhbert712/
Culbertt711/
Caulbert710/
Culbeart710/
Khulve67409/
Colber67145/
Sulwer6787/
Kulber6750/
Kulvir6742/
Colvee6730/
Zulber677/
Kulves676/
Coluer675/
Colvér674/
Colvea672/
Sulvir672/
Külver671/
Cullemper671/
Caulbe671/
Koulve671/
Culbey671/
Colwer670/

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Culver Reference & Research

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